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NOVEMBER 29, 2012
Visitors welcome A neighborhood landmark celebrated the grand opening of a new informational center. By Alexis Abate Review Contributor
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eandering around people and stands stacked with fruit and produce along South Ninth Street is typical for South Philadelphians. Known as America’s oldest and largest outdoor market, the South Ninth Street Italian Market has become synonymous for being a one-stop shop with recognized stores selling everything from poultry, meats, cheeses, coffee and spices to trinkets and souvenirs. But not until recently was there a single place where neighbors, tourists and merchants alike could go for information or See VISITOR CENTER page 8
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After eight years of conveying passengers to and from The Philadelphia Navy Yard, SEPTA’s Route 71 will end tomorrow. S ta f f P h o t o b y G r e g B e z a n i s
Journeys in a jiffy The Philadelphia Navy Yard gures to increase mass transit use with a pair of shuttle options.
The Maine attraction
An East Passyunk Crossing student will toss fastballs for a New England institution. By Joseph Myers..........Page 30
By Joseph Myers R e v i e w S ta f f W r i t e r
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s it leaves him only one minute from his job at McKean Defense Group, 3 Crescent Drive, David Davis considers SEPTA’s Route 71 a convenience. The resident of the 2800 block of South Camac Street and nearly 10,000 other Phil-
adelphia Navy Yard-situated workers will gain an opportunity to have their ease augmented beginning Monday, as the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corp., 4747 S. Broad St., the 54-year-old body responsible for the 1,200-acre territory’s planning and development, will replace the eightyear-old bus with a loop shuttle. The new ride will couple with a Center City-based express service to facilitate employees’
and visitors’ treks to the urban campus. “We feel these decisions will improve mass transit opportunities,” Will Agate, the corporation’s vice president, said Monday. “We’re hoping to establish the best service possible and believe this combination of moves will produce that.” He and his peers, however, are not abanSee NAVY YARD TRANSIT page 10